May 1, 2016 in Blog by admin
Maha Shivaratri (meaning the great night of Shiva- the holiest diety of Hindus) falls on the moonless (Falgun Krishna Paksha) 14th night of the new moon in the Hindu month of Falgun, which corresponds to the month of February – March in English Calendar. Hindu devotees celebrate this day as one auspicious occasion and observe strict fast in honor of Lord Shiva-the supreme power of primal creation, preservation and destruction. Hindus believe that a devoted fasting would please Lord Shiva and absolve a person of all the sins to liberate him for the cycle of birth and death. Married women observe fast and worship Lord Shiva and Parvati (spouse of Lord Shiva) to shower their grace for a peaceful and blissful married life while the unmarried girls pray for an ideal husband like Shiva.
